Steam coming from the scoop and right left hand vent
 

Hello this is similar to this post
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=478626

but my steam is coming from the scoop and left hand vent (drivers side), this doesnt always happen but usually on start up for the 1st couple of minutes then it vanishes, I have popped the bonnet and cant see where its coming from, its not the front of the rad it is to the left of the rad and there is a slight smell of burning water, any ideas?? cracked end plates as per the above post??

Cheers

FM

Hi. I had the same problem and found it was the header tank. Do you gave the dark grey plastic header tank? If so these leak from the joint. Best to get an alloy one of a later scoob. Start your engine and watch under the bonnet to see were it is coming from. Cheers. Mark.

If not the above, then it's a split up-pipe, normally on the flexi-joint.
The steam is the condensation in the pipe burning off and escaping.

the up-pipe is underneath the turbo and connects the turbo to the header/manifolds

start the car from cold, then stare down by the turbo. Within a few minutes you should see the steam rising.

Thanks Scott, that seems more like my problem, appreciated.

Dave

My my98 uk has the same fault were steam rises from turbo area , would this by any chance soond like a slite blowing of the exhaust when accellerating aswell ?

Yeh, possible